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The 12-year-old killed and left in a dumpster was missing in plain sight for months before his death

Hezekiah Bernard drifted through the streets of Philadelphia for months before he was killed in unusually cruel fashion.

(Left to Right) Shane Norris, 12, second from left, Dayvon Forrest, 13, and Jaalil Elliott, 14, hold a photograph of Hezekiah Bernard at a balloon release for the 12-year-old who was shot and killed and left in a dumpster in West Philadelphia.
(Left to Right) Shane Norris, 12, second from left, Dayvon Forrest, 13, and Jaalil Elliott, 14, hold a photograph of Hezekiah Bernard at a balloon release for the 12-year-old who was shot and killed and left in a dumpster in West Philadelphia.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer